8. How I Feel About Becoming A Mother At 40

Not sure if you want children? Or wondering whether it’s too late for you? Or whether there’s something wrong with you?
I’m Luzi Pods, a somatic sexologist and embodiment nerd, 40 years old and in a wonderful relationship with my partner. In this episode, I share my own journey with motherhood – from the pressure I felt in my 20s (“Just wait until you find the right one!”) and my 30s (“The clock is ticking!”), to how being alongside my friend at her home birth changed me, and how birthing my business made me a mother in my own way.
I explore the polarised views around becoming a mother – how it’s either “I want children because it’s the most fulfilling thing in my life” or “I absolutely don’t want children, and here are all the reasons why.” I share my own frustrations around this split view, as well as the third, more mysterious way I have carved out for myself, with the intention of speaking to every woman who is sitting with her own questions around motherhood and doesn’t find her voice represented anywhere.
I hope that through my words, you might get a little closer to your true yearning and the whispers of your womb – beyond societal pressure or the fear of regret.
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